The gap between permission and a spade in the ground
A planning permission is often reported as though it were a building. It is not. It is a removal of […]
The gap between permission and a spade in the ground Read Post »
A planning permission is often reported as though it were a building. It is not. It is a removal of […]
The gap between permission and a spade in the ground Read Post »
Most design and access statements are written at the wrong time, by the wrong person, for the wrong reader. They
What a design and access statement is actually for Read Post »
Conservation area designation is widely understood as a rule that says buildings must look old. That is not what it
Conservation areas: what they actually control, and what that costs Read Post »
Two things are simultaneously true about London development. More homes need to be built on the land available, which means
Density and daylight: the trade-off nobody fully resolves Read Post »
Few words in planning carry as much confusion as affordable. It is used in policy documents, committee reports, marketing material
Affordable housing means several different things at once Read Post »
The ground floor is the only part of a building most people ever experience. Everything above it is seen at
What makes a ground floor work at street level Read Post »
London Planning
London Planning is a publication about how the city gets built and rebuilt: the applications, the appeals, the housing numbers, the conservation fights and the streets that quietly change shape while everyone argues about towers.